Life & Style

In the heart of medieval England, where culinary alchemy met practical necessity, the Pork Pie emerged as a gastronomic marvel, etching its savoury story into the annals of British history… ...

Cocktail pleasers If you are entertaining a crowd over the rest of the holidays RODDY DAMALIS has you covered I have just held my Christmas soiree, which was a great ...

Avoid the temptation of doing nothing because it has become colder outside says DESPINA NICOLA In the chilly embrace of the season, when the temptation to wrap up in a ...

Where do you live? I live in Limassol, for the time being I live with my parents but in the next few months, I am planning to move in with ...

Traditional Indian Christmas dish Daisy’s Kerala Beef Cutlet Celebrations in a Christian household in Kerala, especially at Christmas, are never complete without the humble Kerala Beef Cutlets. Celebratory meals ...

More than just an impressive collection of cars, a museum in Limassol offers a world to glorify all things automobile finds PAUL LAMBIS It may not be the world’s ...

Everyone encounters a bad hair day now and then. But you don’t have to compromise with advanced technology appliances coming into the market. Laifen Professional hair dryer has become ...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, an iconic entry in the blockbuster first-person shooter series, offers an exhilarating gaming experience that can be both thrilling and challenging for beginners. This guide ...

Forgetting the obvious operatic association when you say to your friends, ‘Let’s meet at Don Carlo’, you run the risk of sounding like you are in an episode of ...

At a time of year when cynicism should be put to one side, THEO PANAYIDES meets an African couple faced with deportation who love Cyprus but not the human cost ...

Describing Cyprus as her second home, a Ukrainian global influencer aspires to improve the world finds PAUL LAMBIS There’s more to influencer Mariia Grazhina Chaplin than her Miss Ukraine ...

How does Christmas in Cyprus compare? ALIX NORMAN looks north, south, east and west to find out whether we’re brimming with festive spirit or just a bunch of grinches! ...

It’s been a good year for TV. CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES looks back at what you should have watched This year has been a great one for television! Despite the writers’ ...

From a starting point in Cyprus, one fashionista is using her multicultural heritage to impress finds NIKI CHARALAMBOUS In 2018, fashion designer Bina Maracchini was recognised as an artist by the ...

The croissant’s story begins in France, a country celebrated for its culinary traditions. While it may seem like a quintessential French creation, its origins are more complex and diverse. ...

Taste depends on nature and nurture say Nicholas Archer and Astrid Poelman You’re out for dinner with a bunch of friends, one of whom orders pizza with anchovies and ...

By Hazel Flight No confectionery symbolises the holidays quite like gingerbread. While most of us associate gingerbread with edible houses and spiced loaves of cake-like bread, it’s also increasingly ...

Disney’s ghostly new Christmas tale evokes the eerie qualities of Britain’s abandoned second world war airfields By Sam Edwards From Charles Dickens to MR James, Christmas has a ...

Where do you live? I live in Nicosia with my two cats Xanax and Nyxta What did you have for breakfast? Cheese and cucumber wrap Describe your perfect day Perfect ...

Traditional island festive sweet Turkish Cypriot Ekmek kadeyifi (Bread kadeyif) This recipe is for a pair of circular rusks which can be bought from a Turkish Cypriot bakery in one ...

Deprived of her mobility, one woman has turned to a sport for the strong. She tells Melissa Hekkers how it won her heart Maria Markou’s love for sports was ...

Seated at The Shopkeeper & Co’s communal table, with headphones on, the music serving as a sufficient block between your own thoughts and any adjacent conversations, you could be ...

In an intense expatriate Cypriot, THEO PANAYIDES finds a woman open to difficult things who only felt free after leaving the cultural desert of Limassol and a violent childhood behind ‘...

In one of the island’s first Paralympians, Melissa Hekkers finds a woman with a love of water who has used her success to fight for acceptance as she looks ...